Twitch's 100-Hour Storage Limit Leaves Streamers Scrambling
Alright, let’s talk about Twitch—because, wow, the platform just dropped a bombshell on its creators. Twitch is introducing a new 100-hour storage limit on Highlights and Uploads, and streamers have only two months to comply. If they don’t? Their content gets automatically deleted —starting with the videos that have the least views. This change, set to take effect on April 19, 2025 , is already causing chaos for many creators, especially those with thousands of hours of archived content.
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Now, let’s put this into perspective. Some streamers have been using Twitch for years, stockpiling content that showcases their best moments, achievements, and even gaming history . Take Mario speedrunner Jhay , for example—he has over 2,575 hours of content saved. He tweeted, "I'M SO COOKED MAN," and honestly, I’d feel the same way. And he’s not even the worst case—others, like iateyourpie and usedpizza , have over 4,000 hours of stored content. Deleting just a few videos isn’t going to cut it; they’re looking at hundreds, maybe even thousands of hours to sift through before the deadline.
Twitch claims that only 0.5% of active channels will be affected, but that still means thousands of streamers are scrambling to figure out what to do with their stored content. And it’s not just about losing personal highlights—this change could wipe out significant gaming history , particularly in communities like speedrunning , where archived runs serve as records of achievement. Popular gaming historian SummoningSalt even warned that huge amounts of speedrunning history could be lost if streamers don’t move their videos elsewhere, like YouTube.
Now, why is Twitch doing this? Well, they were pretty upfront about it— it’s about cost . Storing massive amounts of video content is expensive, and Twitch says this change will help them "manage resources more efficiently." But let’s be real—Twitch is owned by Amazon , the company that literally runs AWS, one of the biggest cloud storage providers in the world . So, yeah, it’s hard to believe they just can’t afford to keep these videos up.
At the end of the day, this change is a major headache for Twitch streamers. Downloading, sorting, and re-uploading thousands of hours of content is a time-consuming nightmare, and many creators are now racing against the clock to save their archives before they disappear forever. Hopefully, Twitch reconsiders—or at least offers a better solution —but for now, streamers have two months to act before their content is gone for good.
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